stillness

 

The idea of plants (i.e. nature) having consciousness, once considered impossible, is now seriously debated. Is stillness, a state of nature, self-aware?

 

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stillness, not in terms

absolute

there may be passing clouds

 

leaves stirring, birdsong

stillness

which comes on a summer day

 

storm and aftermath

in abeyance

a reprieve from the opposite of stillness

 

stillness asks my consciousness

my awareness

to note it, appreciate it, so i once thought

 

nature’s consciousness, awareness

of its own beauty, negates the need for—me 

 

 

 





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Written on 2026-07-05 at 20:05

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Ann Wood The PoetBay support member heart!
JIM, WELL DONE SUCH A POWERFULL POEM. I DO NOT LIKE IT I LOVE IT. THANK YOU FOR SHARE IT WITH US. I LOVE YOUR POETRY. YOU ARE MY IDOL, I ADORED YOU JIM. THANK YOU TO HAVING YOU IN HERE. I MISS OUR CHAT AND I HOPE THAT YOU ARE WELL AND SAFE OUT THERE, MY DEAR FRIEND. WITH LOVE, LIGHT AND PEACE, ALWAYS YOURS ANN!
2026-07-17


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2026-07-13


Melinda K Zarate The PoetBay support member heart!
jim,

This is lovely. I feel like I have left myself behind quite often as I engulf myself in nature, feel it, hear it, smell it, sense the communication beyond my comprehension and yet, an understanding.

Sincerely, Melinda
2026-07-06


Griffonner The PoetBay support member heart!
Such a deep and profound poetic meditation. It can be concerning to some, that you can have the realisation that your physical being can be dispensed with. Consciousness expands and encompasses and within its self exists the tiny facet that is 'me'. It is not whole without me, and I am not whole if apart. Well, that's what I believe at this moment of time, and your beautiful poem felt at home with my thoughts. Blessings, Allen
2026-07-06